The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University (OCSC), the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA), and C-Icon Gallery successfully presented “Wartime Beauty,” a groundbreaking exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian sacred art at The Refuge Gallery. This landmark collaboration highlighted the powerful works of Ukrainian iconographers Sofia Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko, showcasing their innovative approach to…
Lydia Lozovaya on Two Kinds of Social Ethos during Wartime. Icon painting is rightly considered to be the visual expression of the Orthodox tradition. The icon speaks of the Gospel, the liturgy, the hymnography, the saints, the dogmas, and the pedagogy of the church. Icons testify to the reality of God’s Incarnation, the image of…
New York, November 20, 2023 – The collaborative efforts of The Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University (OCSC), The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture and C-Icon Art Gallery resulted in the inaugural exhibition, “Beauty during Wartime and Before,” held at The Sheen Center Gallery in Manhattan. Curated by Sergei Chapnin, this exhibition showcased…
Maria Alessia Rossi and Alice Isabella Sullivan about studies of medieval, Byzantine, and post-Byzantine art. The Orthodox art of the predominantly Eastern Christian regions of Eastern Europe has much to offer, yet it has been relegated to the margins of inquiry. Outside of local communities and circles of academic specialists, relatively little is known…
The Theological Critique of Western Religious Art in the 20th Century Explored by Roberto de la Noval. “Since the time of the Renaissance, the religious painting of the West has been one massive untruth.” So wrote Fr. Pavel Florensky in his Iconostasis, one of the most important works of 20th century Orthodox iconology. The heart…
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